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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | December xx, 1848 |
| From City | New Orleans |
| From State | LA |
| To City | New Orleans |
| To State | LA |
| Addressee | N. N. Wilkinson |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 390762 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
10c Black (2). Position 55R, large even margins, sharp proof-like impression, tied by ms. cross-hatching, bold red "Steamer Atlantic" in oval handstamp with ms. "D" in center on gray 1848 folded cover to New Orleans La., light horizontal file fold clear of stamp
EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PACKET BOAT MARKING -- POSSIBLY UNIQUE WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Ex Rust and Kapiloff
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 849 Lot 4014 realized 4750
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 86 realized 2600
dl St Louis Dec 1, 1848
PhilaMercury Cover #2401
Alexander listed as xx/xx/48
Robert A. Siegel sale 1224 (2020 Rarities) lot 26 realized 5250 notes cover is docketed 1848 Budd Park & Co., St. Louis 1 Dec 1848, recd 11 Dec, ansd 13 Dec
PF 390762
2 1847 10¢ black
SINGLE, PEN CANCEL, ON 1848 FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO NEW ORLEANS, RED STEAMER ATLANTIC HANDSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, The Stamp With A Small Crease At Bottom
Note, this cover may have been written in St Louis on Dec 1, 1848 but it was sent by steamer to New Orleans and did not enter the US Mails until it reached that city. Therefore, it will continue to be listed as 12/xx/48, with a likely date of either the 10th or 11th.
EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PACKET BOAT MARKING -- POSSIBLY UNIQUE WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Ex Rust and Kapiloff
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 849 Lot 4014 realized 4750
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 86 realized 2600
dl St Louis Dec 1, 1848
PhilaMercury Cover #2401
Alexander listed as xx/xx/48
Robert A. Siegel sale 1224 (2020 Rarities) lot 26 realized 5250 notes cover is docketed 1848 Budd Park & Co., St. Louis 1 Dec 1848, recd 11 Dec, ansd 13 Dec
PF 390762
2 1847 10¢ black
SINGLE, PEN CANCEL, ON 1848 FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO NEW ORLEANS, RED STEAMER ATLANTIC HANDSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, The Stamp With A Small Crease At Bottom
Note, this cover may have been written in St Louis on Dec 1, 1848 but it was sent by steamer to New Orleans and did not enter the US Mails until it reached that city. Therefore, it will continue to be listed as 12/xx/48, with a likely date of either the 10th or 11th.
